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Republican candidate Phil Wyman, a former state senator from Tehachapie, wants Yee to pay for his alleged crimes with his life.

"If he is found guilty of those, he would be, under my understanding, subject to capital punishment," Wyman said Thursday. "And I think that would be richly deserved if he actually did those things."

Wyman is a firm death penalty advocate, so KCRA 3 asked him if the capital punishment issue really belongs in a political corruption case.

“If, in fact, what occurs is that he’s found having done that, it’s called the felony murder rule," Wyman said. "And it’s not unusual in the law."

But Yee’s indictment does not accuse him of murder, and he doesn't face the death penalty.

"The other candidates are fringe candidates who shouldn’t be taken seriously," said David King, a Republican candidate for attorney general.

King, an attorney from San Diego, said he is the only Republican who can beat incumbent Kamala Harris in the race.

But King is distancing himself from Tim Donnelly, the leading Republican in the race for governor.

Donnelly’s controversial remarks about Muslims and Shariah, their set of laws, are generating backlash from other Republicans.

"So, he’s just completely out of line with the fear-mongering," King said. "It was race baiting. There’s no place for it. And every single Republican running for office owes it to call this out. This doesn’t need to be our candidate."

King has said he won’t campaign with Donnelly if both men advance past the June primary.

And if he’s elected attorney general, King said, “We’re focusing on issues of getting the government out of the way of commerce and making California more business-friendly."

Wyman said he’s the best business advocate for California.

"The attorney general’s office ought to be friendly to job creation,” Wyman said. “That’s where I come from. That’s why I think that taxes should be kept to a minimum. We got to get out of the business of trying to punish businesses.

"I worked with Governor Deukmejian defending Proposition 13. I am opposed to any efforts to weaken Prop 13."

King spoke critically of California’s enforcement of the Environmental Quality Act. He said there was too much emphasis on punishment at a time when California is suffering from a drought.

"And if we take the California Environmental Quality Act and it’s used in a way to frustrate water projects, just think about everything else that gets frustrated -- all the other infrastructure we need, all new road improvements (and) bridges," he said. "All of these things have to go through an environmental review, and it doesn’t need to be so frustrating."

The most recent campaign finance records from the secretary of state’s office show Wyman has $6,310 in his political war chest, while King has yet to file his records.

On Friday, KCRA 3 will profile two other candidates in the race for attorney general – Ronald Gold, R-Woodland Hills, and Jonathan Jaech, a Libertarian candidate from Los Angeles.